first attempt with acrylic

[kemper6120]

Had some time yesterday to mess around with my acrylic and u came up with these!

Community box (project i started a while back but just finished)

and made a nano aquarium which will be my new refugium!

 

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[gmoney243]

Cool man make sure to leak test that for a good while like a month

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[Dowtish]

Looks awesome man! good work

 

[kemper6120]

Cool man make sure to leak test that for a good while like a month

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Yea im gonna let it sit for a few days to let the glue and silicone dry. then fill it up and let it sit for a week then i will set up my fuge!

 

[kemper6120]

Looks awesome man! good work

Thanks man

 

[mixer911]

Yea im gonna let it sit for a few days to let the glue and silicone dry. then fill it up and let it sit for a week then i will set up my fuge!

Looks good for a first time!

What did u use silicone on? If its sealing any acrylic joints it wont stick long.

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[kemper6120]

I used the acrylic cement on the nano and th after it dried i used silicone around the edges inside the nano. It should be water tight without the silicone but i was just wanted to be sure! before i drilled the community box it held water without any leaks fist time! the acrylic cement is something else man!

 

[fragmatic]

Cool man make sure to leak test that for a good while like a month

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I'm curious why? I was of the impression the acrylic glue fused the two pieces together almost instantly, well within minutes.

 

[gmoney243]

I'm curious why? I was of the impression the acrylic glue fused the two pieces together almost instantly, well within minutes.

Seems can still bust under pressure and if hes not done this a lot so he knows it wont bust then it needs to be tested

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[mixer911]

the acrylic cement is great stuff. If done right will be stronger that the actual acrylic. silicone and acrylic to not play well together. Silicone will not stick to acrylic long term. What you could have used is weldon 16. It is more like an acrylic caulking so to speak. But it should be fine.

 

[mixer911]

I'm curious why? I was of the impression the acrylic glue fused the two pieces together almost instantly, well within minutes.

While this is true, it still takes at least 48 hours for the bond to fully cure. The fixture time is a few mins. Any sumps or tanks I build I let sit for at least a week to be on the safe side.

 

[kemper6120]

While this is true, it still takes at least 48 hours for the bond to fully cure. The fixture time is a few mins. Any sumps or tanks I build I let sit for at least a week to be on the safe side.

Im gonna let it sit 48 hours then do a leak test to see if it needs to be fixed but should i wait a week?

 

[fragmatic]

Seems can still bust under pressure and if hes not done this a lot so he knows it wont bust then it needs to be tested

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Got ya, cure time.

 

[mixer911]

Im gonna let it sit 48 hours then do a leak test to see if it needs to be fixed but should i wait a week?

Na, you'll be ok after 48hrs.

 

[kemper6120]

Na, you'll be ok after 48hrs.

Ok man thanks! another question, how to you get you edges ready for cement? i need a way to get them super super smooth for a pretty finish lol

 

[mixer911]

Thats a trade secret, lol. No really you just need to use a good quality saw blade, i use a triple chip design blade. Thats the key. Then just sand it lightly.

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[kemper6120]

yea i used a new saw blade and the used a router hooked up to a router table to get very fine edges but next time i will sand a little bit too! thanks man!